73 new cases, 20 recoveries in last 24 hours

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, July 5: As many as 73 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus through the RT-PCR test in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 17 others tested positive for the virus through the anti-gen test.

The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the last 24 hours reaches 90 when the cases found positive through both the RT-PCR and antigen tests are combined.

In the meantime, 20 people got over the infection, according to the MoHP.A total of 1,944 RS-PCR tests and 1,168 antigen tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

With the new cases confirmed today, the number of active cases of COVID-19 has reached 401 in the country.

111,531 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the MoHP.

The number of new cases on daily basis and that of total active cases has increased lately. The number of new cases on daily basis had reduced to as low as 2 persons on May 14 while there were 109 active cases on June 6.